Back in the Hospital

A quick note to let you know that the chemo. therapy is doing its job. Mic's counts are very low. . .I'll let him give you the details. I had to take him to the ER last night because he was developing a fever. They did all their screenings and got him admitted to the 7th floor within about 4 hours. Unfortunately, his replacement Hickman catheter had developed an infection. The doctor had to remove it this morning. Unfortunately, it broke and the part under his skin had to be removed through an incision. They did the procedure right there is his hospital room with just a local anesthetic. As you can imagine, it is a bit uncomfortable. We are guessing that they will replace the catheter in a few days? Until then, they have to stick him to get blood drawn and has an IV in his arm to administer medications and fluids.

The good thing is that his fever is down. Praise God! They seem to have him on the right antibiotic. Unfortunately, it's causing his skin to be red and itchy.

He's in room 706, which is a small room, but has a shower. The last time his counts were down, he wasn't able to take a shower. There was not a shower in his room and he was not allowed to use the one that everyone else uses due to being susceptible to infection. (We need to be thankful for simple pleasures!) The last time this happened, he was in the hospital for 10 days, waiting for his counts to go up. If it will be 10 days this time, at least we will have him home to celebrate the 4th of July!

Please pray that he will be comfortable and be able to sleep. Pray that his blood cell counts go up quickly. And go ahead and ask for this can be his final round of therapy because he is completely healed. Thank you!

Warmly,
Wendy and kids